The original deadline for implementing the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions telecommunications contract was 2020. The goal is to "facilitate a smooth transition to EIS while still encouraging agencies to modernize," officials said.

A new report says GSA and other agencies could be doing more to make the shift to the $50-billion telecommunications contract go smoothly.

GSA officials are keen not to repeat the years-long shift they saw when agencies transitioned to EIS predecessor Networx a decade ago.

After almost two years in development, the General Services Administration has awarded its $50 billion telecommunications contract.

Originally set to expire in 2017, Networx contracts will now likely run through 2020, according to a blog post from Mary Davie, assistant commissioner of GSA's Office of Integrated Technology Services.